32nd Tejano Conjunto Festival is only a month away

San Antonio festival aficionados may find it hard to think beyond Fiesta now, but it’s time to mark your calendars for the 32nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival, May 15-19, which promises conjunto greats such as Mingo Saldivar, Eva Ybarra, Flaco Jimenez and Los Dos Gilbertos.

More than 30 bands will perform.

And here’s the festival poster by graphic designer Bart Thomas, a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and a senior graphic designer for accordion maker Hohner.

The festival is May 15-16 at the Guadalupe Theater and May 17-19 at Rosedale Park.

Among the festival’s other highlights are a “New Directions in Conjunto Music” concert, a free seniors dance, a student showcase and accordion and bajo sexto workshops.

Tickets for the New Directions concert are $10 pre-sale; $12 at the door. Individual tickets for the festival at Rosedale Park are $15 a day. Four-day passes are $40. For more details, call (210) 271-3151, or visit www.guadalupeculturalarts.org.